diff --git a/fs/fuse/dev_uring.c b/fs/fuse/dev_uring.c
index 7b20a0f7643d..38b5a05a423f 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dev_uring.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dev_uring.c
@@ -470,6 +470,7 @@ static void fuse_uring_async_stop_queues(struct work_struct *work)
 				      FUSE_URING_TEARDOWN_INTERVAL);
 	} else {
 		wake_up_all(&ring->stop_waitq);
+		fuse_conn_put(ring->chan->conn);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -481,6 +482,7 @@ void fuse_uring_stop_queues(struct fuse_ring *ring)
 	fuse_uring_teardown_all_queues(ring);
 
 	if (atomic_read(&ring->queue_refs) > 0) {
+		fuse_conn_get(ring->chan->conn);
 		ring->teardown_time = jiffies;
 		INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&ring->async_teardown_work,
 				  fuse_uring_async_stop_queues);